Help Peace Corps reach full potential

Sep. 21, 2006

Written by

Priscilla GoldfarbGarrison

I want to thank the offices of Sens. Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton for meeting with me and eight returned Peace Corps volunteers from New York during my recent trip to Washington. We spoke on behalf of one of the most effective — and cost-effective — examples of citizen diplomacy: the United States Peace Corps.

Now in its 45th anniversary year, the Peace Corps has sent more than 180,000 citizen volunteers to provide essential services such as teaching, health care, community development and agriculture to more than 130 countries across the globe. From New York state ...